Cluster J Mycobacteriophages: Intron Splicing in Capsid and Tail Genes [PDF]
, 2013 Bacteriophages isolated on Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 represent many distinct genomes sharing little or no DNA sequence similarity. The genomes are architecturally mosaic and are replete with genes of unknown function.
Best, AA +17 more
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Human Cytomegalovirus Primary Infection and Reactivation: Insights From Virion-Carried Molecules
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a ubiquitous beta-herpesvirus, is able to establish lifelong latency after initial infection. Periodical reactivation occurs after immunosuppression, remaining a major cause of death in immunocompromised patients.
Yu-Qing Wang +2 more
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Purification and Proteomics of Influenza Virions [PDF]
, 2018 This chapter describes a basic workflow for analyzing the protein composition of influenza virions. In order to obtain suitable material, the chapter describes how to concentrate influenza virions from the growth media of infected cells and to purify them by ultracentrifugation through a density gradient.
Hutchinson, Edward C., Stegmann, Monika
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A facile quantitative assay for viral particle genesis reveals cooperativity in virion assembly and saturation of an antiviral protein [PDF]
, 2012 Conventional assays of viral particle assembly and release are time consuming and laborious. We have developed an enzymatic virus-like particle (VLP) genesis assay that rapid and quantitative and is also versatile and applicable to diverse viruses ...
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An alphaherpesvirus exploits antimicrobial beta-defensins to initiate respiratory tract infection [PDF]
, 2020 beta-Defensins protect the respiratory tract against the myriad of microbial pathogens entering the airways with each breath. However, this potentially hostile environment is known to serve as a portal of entry for herpesviruses.
Boyen, Filip +8 more
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Identification of the 15FRFG domain in HIV-1 Gag p6 essential for Vpr packaging into the virion
Retrovirology, 2004 The auxiliary regulatory protein Vpr of HIV-1 is packaged in the virion through interaction with the Gag C-terminal p6 domain. Virion packaging of Vpr is critical for Vpr to exert functions in the HIV-1 life cycle.
Zhu Henghu, Jian Heng, Zhao Ling-Jun
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Mapping the complete glycoproteome of virion-derived HIV-1 gp120 provides insights into broadly neutralizing antibody binding [PDF]
, 2016 The surface envelope glycoprotein (SU) of Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), gp120SU plays an essential role in virus binding to target CD4+ T-cells and is a major vaccine target.
Bess, JW +15 more
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Hepatitis C virus relies on lipoproteins for its life cycle [PDF]
, 2016 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects over 150 million people worldwide. In most cases, HCV infection becomes chronic causing liver disease ranging from fibrosis to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Alonzi, Tonino +5 more
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Intravirion DNA Can Access the Space Occupied by the Bacteriophage P22 Ejection Proteins
Viruses, 2021 Tailed double-stranded DNA bacteriophages inject some proteins with their dsDNA during infection. Phage P22 injects about 12, 12, and 30 molecules of the proteins encoded by genes 7, 16 and 20, respectively.
Justin C. Leavitt +4 more
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Zika Virus NS2A-Mediated Virion Assembly
mBio, 2019 The flavivirus virion consists of an envelope outer layer, formed by envelope (E) and membrane (M) proteins on a lipid bilayer, and an internal core, formed by capsid (C) protein and genomic RNA. The molecular mechanism of flavivirus assembly is not well
Xianwen Zhang +7 more
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